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Banished from the
Ultimate Fighting Championship following his post-fight sucker
punch on Josh
Koscheck at UFC 113 in 2010, Daley on Dec. 25 was forced to
exit the
Bellator Fighting Championships Season 8 welterweight
tournament due to ongoing visa issues. The 29-year-old Brit -- who
has become as well-known for his inability to make weight as he has
for his lethal left hook -- had recorded three wins in his past
four outings and likely would have entered the eight-man draw as
one of the favorites.

One of the welterweight division’s most feared strikers, Daley has
secured 21 of his 30 career victories by knockout or technical
knockout. He was at his peak three years ago, when he scored
back-to-back wins over Martin
Kampmann and Dustin
Hazelett inside the UFC. Daley fought for the Strikeforce
welterweight crown in April 2011, losing to Nick Diaz in
one of the year’s most memorable bouts.